HAHAHAHA, just shows that Hull was a great player who doesn't understand how to judge other players talent.

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Your unconditional rejection of violence makes you smugly think of yourselves as noble, as enlightened, but in reality it is nothing less than abject moral capitulation to evil. Unconditional rejection of self-defense, because you think its a supposed surrender to violence, leaves you no resort but begging for mercy or offering appeasement.

-Terry Goodkind

Sex Panther cologne -- 50 percent of the time, it works every time.

-Anchorman

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

It's amazing how so many of us can see that Ribeiro can't possibly do this again but NHL professionals don't.

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Your unconditional rejection of violence makes you smugly think of yourselves as noble, as enlightened, but in reality it is nothing less than abject moral capitulation to evil. Unconditional rejection of self-defense, because you think its a supposed surrender to violence, leaves you no resort but begging for mercy or offering appeasement.

-Terry Goodkind

Sex Panther cologne -- 50 percent of the time, it works every time.

-Anchorman

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

It's amazing how so many of us can see that Ribeiro can't possibly do this again but NHL professionals don't.

haha awesome, nice find.

It is slightly unfair to the Stars to rake them over the coals for this given the market for centers this offseason and the fact that almost all of them will get overpaid, but the problem is that Ribiero is really only a league average player - he's small, he doesn't skate very well, and he rarely shoots the puck. He's got a good shooting percentage for his career and is a solid passer. But he's never been good defensively either.

The Devils' deal for Zubrus looks 10 times better even if Zubrus hasn't worked out as a center. Hell, who would you rather have at center over the next 5 years, Ribiero or Elias for a million dollars more a season?

It's amazing how so many of us can see that Ribeiro can't possibly do this again but NHL professionals don't.

i remembered somebody on this board called it. i just thought it would happen in the off season. dallas made a big mistake here. i'd be interested to see how he plays from this point on now that he's got his contract.

The problem is not the signing - he's been a good player for us. The problem is that he *is* our best scorer. My, how the mighty have fallen.

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Winner of the 2004 Lady Byng Award and the 2003 and 2004 Joe Nieuwendyk award.------------------------------------------------------------------------"He has no ego," says Lou Lamoriello, general manager of the New Jersey Devils. "I don't think he has a selfish bone in his body. It gets infectious with people around him, but that's Joe. Having him here was something very special."------------------------------------------------------------------------And the simple truth is this -- before and after Joe Nieuwendyk, this franchise has not been as good. Yes the same could be said for others, but Nieuwendyk's effect on his team, on his team's best players, on the fans and in the community can only be compared to, well, what Jarome Iginla is doing now in Calgary. Ralph Strangis, dallasstars.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------

as an analogue, marc savard got paid $5 million a season after 05-06 - he scored 97 points, after having averaged a point a game pre-lockout with some injury troubles. savard is far better than ribiero but they are analogous players (slow-ish playmakers who've had discipline/injury problems in the past). Salaries have probably gone up 10-15% since then, but are you really contending that you would sign this Ribiero for like 4.2 million back in 05-06?

also i'd make a long point about marginal value but that's probably lost on you